Comments on: Carol’s Gems: Peridot รขโ‚ฌโ€ The Foundation Of Heaven https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/ Always writing. Always learning. Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Carol Peterson https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/#comment-15022 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:34:05 +0000 http://chrisvonada.com/?p=1286#comment-15022 @ Neil and Chris – ha! The online dictionary says it’s originally a French word; pronounced: peri-DOH. If you click on the speaker a helpful lady pronounces it for us. I think she’s French…oooh la-la peridot!

]]> By: chris vonada https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/#comment-15014 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:42:24 +0000 http://chrisvonada.com/?p=1286#comment-15014 In reply to Neil Hornick.

LOL… that’s too funny Neil !!!

Dr. Blanchard spoke a different language, it was rhombohedron this… atomic packing factor that… and reflection… rotation… inversion… all this right after lunch would either leave my head spinning around transitional symmetry… or just plane old sleepy, dozing off in sheer boredom. That was a tough class for me!!

In regards to the French and LSU… I had to chuckle at this too as I never really associated these two that much… certainly New Orleans and the French tongue, I got that part!

I’m going to have to go with the Peri”dough” as it is sexy… and French!

I’m curious what Carol thinks about all this… ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> By: Neil Hornick https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/#comment-15012 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:21:10 +0000 http://chrisvonada.com/?p=1286#comment-15012 Chris,

As a fellow geologist, you could appreciate this. My wife has a beautiful Peridot ring that wa her Fathers. However she and I differ on the correct pronunciation of Peridot. I remember Doc Blanchard pronouncing it Peri”DOT” like dot com. At jewelry stores they call it Peri”dough”. I am thinking the jewelry stores use the more French sounding name to make the gem more sexy and appealing (makes me think more about LSU and as a Gator, that just does not work for me:)). What is your recolelction of how to correctly prounounce Peridot?

Blessings, Neil

]]> By: Joseph Lalonde https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/#comment-15009 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:02:37 +0000 http://chrisvonada.com/?p=1286#comment-15009 Good stuff Carol. As an aside, my wife loves Peridot.

]]> By: Carol Peterson https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/#comment-14945 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:48:49 +0000 http://chrisvonada.com/?p=1286#comment-14945 Chris, thanks so much for letting me get my geologist-wanna-be thrills here! Peter, huh? Good guess.

]]> By: chris vonada https://chrisvonada.com/carols-gems-peridot-the-foundation-of-heaven/#comment-14943 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:08:14 +0000 http://chrisvonada.com/?p=1286#comment-14943 Peridot is a favorite mineral of mine, it has the beauty of green, like some of the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen! It is generally associated with volcanic lavas. I remember seeing plenty of this mineral in Hawaii. There is even a green sand beach on the big island, though I didn’t see that while I was there.

Hmmm, which apostle? I think Peter, because he was always ready to speak up… like in a burbling volcano… heehee ๐Ÿ™‚

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